"epistemological turn" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: epistemological turns [plural]
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  1. (philosophy) In the history of Western philosophy, the shift in philosophical attention from the classical and medieval focus on themes of metaphysics to a primary focus on themes and issues relating to human knowledge, usually considered to have occurred during the period from Descartes (1596-1650) through Kant (1724-1804). Categories (topical): Philosophy Related terms: linguistic turn
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